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may be placed in comfortable quarters. The animal must 

 be tied short so that the standing position will be main- 

 tained for at least twenty-four hours. Warmth should 

 be applied to the body in the form of warm blankets, and 

 if the hemorrhage has been an extensive one, tincture of 

 iron chlorid should be administered for a week. In valu-i 



(able animals quantities of normal salt solution may be] 

 given per rectum or subdermally. A dose of lime water,!. 



( two to four ounces, may be given internally to assist the! 



\ atropin sulphate. Lime salts favor coagulation. In 

 applying warm blankets care should be taken to lay them 

 on loosely ; do not cinch them up. Loosen the halter, if 

 tight, and allow no binding of any kind on any part of 

 the horse. The object of this is to lay no hindrance in the 

 way of the greatest amount of blood to come to the body 

 surface, thereby lessening the quantity and the pressure 

 in the region of the hemorrhage. 



In aged horses considerable time may elapse before 

 they again attain their former vigor and stamina after a 

 severe hemorrhage. Young horses, as a rule, recuperate 

 rapidly; frequently a few days of rest and good care 

 suffice to bring them back to normal condition. 



